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Oct 9, 2015 · Villa Trapp in Salzburg. When the Von Trapps, the famous musical family depicted in The Sound of Music, escaped the Nazis, the story of their Austrian home was far from over.
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About. The Villa Trapp is the original living house of the Sound of Music Family. It was not a movie location, this is the real thing. Visitors may walk on the paths of the family see their park, their Living room learn about the true story and where the Sound of Music differs from real life.
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- Traunstrasse 34, Salzburg, 5026
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- The Von Trapps Come to The Town of Salzburg
- A New Wife and Mother: Maria Von Trapp
- The World-Famous Choir Is Established
- The Family Emigrates to The United States
In 1923, Georg Ritter von Trapp, an officer in the former Imperial and Royal navy and recently widowed, moved into a villa in the Aigen neighbourhood of Salzburg with his seven children, where they all lived for the next 15 years.
When his nine-year-old daughter Maria began to fall ill, the widower turned to the abbess of Nonnberg Abbey in search of a tutor. She found him twenty-year-old governess Maria Augusta Kutschera, who was contemplating joining the Benedictine order. Just two years later, on 26 November 1927, the father of the family married his maid, who was almost 2...
In 1935, von Trapp lost his entire fortune due to bad speculation by his bank. This meant that the family had to rely on renting out parts of the house and performing concerts. Together with the children and house chaplain Franz Wasner, the proactive Maria established the Trapp Chamber Choir. Encouraged by soprano Lotte Lehmann, the young choir ent...
In 1938, after Austria's Anschluss to Hitler's Germany, Georg von Trapp received a draft order to join the German navy. His dislike of the National Socialists and his refusal to accept an invitation to Hitler's birthday party prompted the family to travel to St. Georgen near Bruneck in South Tyrol and then via London to the USA. The Trapps then set...
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In fact, it is not too far from the Fronburg on the other side of the river, which did feature as the von Trapp′s house in "The Sound of Music". The actual Trapp villa was sold by the family in 1938 , before they left Austria (aka Nazi-Germany) and left for the US.
Learn about the real history of the von Trapp family at Villa Trapp in Salzburg. Explore the famous family’s real-life house and grounds at your own pace. A budget-friendly admission ticket makes for a perfect family activity. This Sound of Music tour is short and easy to fit into a busy sightseeing day.
Mar 2, 2015 · In the climactic scene of “The Sound of Music,” the von Trapps flee Salzburg, Austria, under the cover of night and hike across the surrounding mountains to safety in Switzerland. Had they...
Oct 9, 2020 · Deep in the green hills of Salzburg, Austria, the von Trapp family once lived in a beautiful pale yellow villa with forest-green shutters and boundless land. Their story inspired “The Sound of Music” — one of the world’s most beloved musicals and films of all time — and the Austrian town is now the world’s most visited movie site.
